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Women’s Basketball Travels to Dartmouth on Monday – University of Vermont Athletics

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Women’s Basketball Travels to Dartmouth on Monday – University of Vermont Athletics

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont Women’s Basketball travels to Dartmouth on Monday (Nov. 18) to take on the Big Green. The game is set to tip off at 7:00 p.m. ET.
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION
The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Rob Ryan on the call. Fans can listen to the game for free on the Vermont Sports Network from Learfield on WVMT, which will air on 96.3 FM in Burlington, 105.9 FM in Plattsburgh, and 620 AM around the rest of the region. The radio broadcast is also available via the Varsity Network App, and Ryan Zimmerman is on the call.
 
RELATED LINKS
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats
Purchase Tickets
Listen Live on the Varsity Network App
Game Notes: Vermont 
 
VERMONT OUTLOOK

  • The Catamounts defeated Holy Cross 67-50 in their last game.
  • Anna Olson led Vermont in scoring with 19 points, while Keira Hanson had 17, both of which were season highs.
  • Olson and Nikola Priede led the Catamounts on the boards with six and five, respectively.
  • Vermont holds a 21-18 series lead over the Big Green and have won three of the last five and seven of the last ten against Dartmouth.
  • The last time the programs met, the Catamounts won 58-32, led by 16 points from Delaney Richason.
  • Vermont has taken on Ivy League opponents 81  times in program history, with Vermont being victorious 41 times.
  • Olson is the Catamounts leading scorer this season, averaging 15.8 points. Hanson and Bella Vito are second and third, with 10.5 and 6.5 points, respectively.
  • Olson, Vito, and Priede lead Vermont in rebounding, averaging 6.0, 4.0, and 3.5, respectively.
  • Monday’s contest marks the first game of a 21-day road trip, which will see the Catamounts not play at home again until Dec. 7.
  • Following the game, Vermont will travel to Alaska, Cancun and Bucknell for five games.
  • The Catamounts are one of 25 teams in the NCAA to be on the road for over 20 days this year.

 
SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN

  • Dartmouth opened the season by defeating Keene State and UMass Lowell but lost to UAlbany in between the two wins.
  • Victoria Page leads the Big Green in scoring, averaging 14.3 per game. Clare Meyer and Olivia Austin are second and third, averaging 11.3 and 10.3, respectively.
  • Austin leads the Big Green in rebounds with 7.3 per game. Meyer and Tahira Muhammad are second and third in grabbing 6.0 and 4.7 boards per game.
  • Dartmouth returns four of their five leading scorers from a year ago. Meyer led the Big Green in scoring with 8.2 points per game. Page, Nina Minicozzi, and Doreen Ariik are the other returners.
  • Dartmouth also returns all five of its leading rebounders from a year ago, with Ariik’s 8.9 rebounds being the team-high.

 
For news and updates about the Vermont women’s basketball program, follow @UVMwbb on X and Facebook, @Catamountsbb on Instagram, and visit UVMathletics.com.
 
Vermont Federal Credit Union is the presenting sponsor of Vermont women’s basketball. 
 
 

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